Category: Heroes

Forget going to Disneyland or meeting some pop singer, former President Jimmy Carter was the dream come true for 10-year-old Carter Beckhard-Suozzi. The Make-A-Wish foundation granted the boy a wish as he battled leukemia. ABC News says Carter was very clear on his wish. He wanted to meet the man he is named after and talk about all that they have in common. No matter what your politics, I think you have to agree this is a pretty special moment and

Is a long line of hugs going to heal all the wounds from this past weekend? Can hugs solve the world’s problems? Of course not. Still, I had to share this scene that warmed my heart so– Residents of Dallas, Texas spontaneously showing up at police headquarters simply to give a hug to police officers. To offer their condolences for the five officers killed Thursday and the seven others wounded. To say they appreciate them putting their lives on the line

What an incredible moment to see inmates bust out of their cell to save the life of an armed guard when he suddenly falls over of an apparent heart attack. And they did it while they were shackled. The lifesaving heroics took place in a jail near Dallas, Texas. WFAA reports it happened on June 23 in a holding cell in the basement of the District Courts Building in Weatherford. At least eight prisoners were behind a locked door in a

We’ve all gotten those annoying private messages from email or a Facebook scammer. They reach out with some crazy sob story trying to hook you to send money or give them access to private financial information. The Daily Mail reports one man becomes our hero when he gets back at one of these awful people by responding to with lyrics to the song, “Hello” by Adele. It’s hysterical the way the scammer is slow to catch on, so Frank Fleming Jensen

Flight attendant Molli Oliver has two great passions–military dogs and veterans who have given brave service to the United States. She’s now on a mission to bring valiant partners back together again. She’s reuniting retiring military dogs with the veterans they served alongside. And she’s doing it at her own expense. Come along as she makes another one of these magical reunions happen. United.com has a little bit more information on the wonderful Molli Oliver. How she’s a Los Angeles-based

A New York City fire chief finally received his proper funeral this week 15 years after he was killed during the 9/11 attacks. The beautiful twist of the story, the funeral was finally able to happen because of one of his own selfless acts. Batallion chief Lawrence T. Stack was 58-years-old when he died. He’d spent 33 years fighting fires. The New York Times reports Chief Stack died a hero rescuing countless other firefighters and civilians as the World Trade

A grateful mother in Australia is giving huge props to Siri and her iPhone for helping to save her baby’s life. Stacey Gleason knew her one-year-old daughter, Giana, had been sick, so she was keeping a close eye on her. As she looked at the baby monitor from the other room, she became very concerned, so she dashed in her daughter’s room only to see her turning blue. In her panic, Stacey tells 7News that she dropped her iPhone. What

So much for minding your own business–three Los Angeles women were having none of that as they witnessed what appeared to be the set up for the date rape of a woman they didn’t know. Sonia Ulrich, Marla Saltzer and Monica Kenyon tell KABC were at the Fig Restaurant at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica Friday night when they say they saw a man open a vial and pour it into his date’s drink when she wasn’t looking.

Thank goodness there were no walking dead, only walking heroes, Thursday when two stars of the incredibly popular TV show, “The Walking Dead” stopped to helped victims of a car accident they saw happen. CBS46 reports a witness snapped a picture of Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun stopping to help the crash victims. Reedus plays Daryl Dixon on the show. Yeun plays Glen Rhee. As those of us who live around Atlanta know, the show shoots all around the area.

This is the Mother Goose kind of story you don’t hear everyday. At least Cincinnati police officer James Givens says this wasn’t a regular day at the office for him. He was sitting in his police cruiser when a goose came pecking at his car. At first, Officer Givens didn’t think much of it. Except the mama bird wouldn’t let up. She kept pecking, walking away, and coming back for more pecking. Officer Givens decided to follow the goose’s lead to